Fishing-reel



(No Model.)

FREESE. FISHING. REEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT @ENCEv `JOHN s. FEEESE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FISHING-REEL.y

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 522,323, dated July3,1894.

- Application iilediApril 16, 1894. Serial No. 507,645. (No model.)

To all whomit may concern.:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. FEEESE, of Brooklyn, New York, have inventedan Improved Fishing-Reel,of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to a shing reel in which the entire operatingmechanism is concealed and protected, and which may be readily set toits various positions of casting,flsh ing and Winding up.

^ In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan Of myimproved reel;Fig. 2 a side view partly in section thereof; Fig. 3 an inner face viewof head a; Figntan inner face view of cam e; Fig. 5 an outer face'viewofsuch cam; Fig. 6 a section on line 6, 6, Fig. 2; Fig. 7 asection online 7, 7, Fig. 3; Figs. 8 and 9 are inner face views of head a',showing the parts in dilerent positions.

The letters a, a', represent the two heads of a reel connected by rodsa2, as usual, and of which the head ct', is hollow to contain part ofthe operating mechanism. Through the heads a, c', passes the shaft b,upon which the line is wound, and which is provided with the cup-shapeddisks b ,that bear against thel heads. l

The outer end of spindle b, is squared to form the seat for a cog Wheelb2, which is adapted to be engaged by an internally geared movable wheelc. This wheel carries the usual handle c', andthe counterweight c2.. Itis provided with a' hub c3, containing a screw c, which passes through'aslot a3, of head a', and connects thev Wheelto'av lever d. This lever ispivoted at d,within the hollow of head a. y

The free end of lever d,isvprovided with a pin d2, that engages theexternal groove e', of

a revolving cam e. VThis cam has a milled edge partially exposed andaccessible through The inner face ofY the cam e, is provided with thegroove e2, engaged by the pin f', of a pivoted click f. This click isprovided with a spring f2, and is, by the movement of the cam, eitherthrown into or out of engagement i with a ratchet wheel g, fast on shaftb.

Over the inner face of the cam e, there extends a drag or spring brakeh, secured to head d', at one end by screw h. This drag is adapted to bethrown with `its free end into contact with the disk b', of shaft b, bya pin e3, on the inner face of cam e. That is to say, when the cam isrevolved so as to bring the pin in line with the drag, the free end ofthe latter will bear against the outer face of the disk b', to brake theshaft b. When however the cam isrevolved so as-to liberate the drag,

the latter will recede from the disk b', by its own spring action andthus the brake willb removedifrom the shaft b.

In use, the cam e,'is revolved to either of its three mainpositions,adapted forcasting, for shing and for winding up the line.

For casting (Fig. 3), the cam is revolved into its position l. It willin this position with draw the click f, from ratchet wheel g, While thepin e3, will bear against the drag h, so as to put the latter intoaction. In this way, the click. does not prevent the free revolution ofthe shaft, while the drag at the sametime, properly checks the speed ofsuch revolution.

For iishing (Fig. 8), the cam is revolved into its position 2. It willin this position cause the click f,to engage the ratchet wheel g, sothat a pull on theline by a iish is properly indicated. At the sametime, the pin e3 is out of line Withdrag h, and the latter is off, topermit the line to be freelyplayed out.

For winding up the line, (Fig. 9,) thedcam is revolved into position 3.Here theclick f, is out of engagement with the ratchet wheel g, and thedrag h, is off. At the same time, the levend, has been vibrated to drawthe wheel c, into engagement with the Wheel b2. By now revolving thehandle, the line is wound upon of the operating mechanism are entirelyooneealed and protected.

What I claim is- 1. The combination in a Iishing reel of a shaft with a.cog Wheel mounted thereon, alever, a revolving cam engaging the same, aninternally geared Wheel secured to the lever, and a handle secured totheinternally geared Wheel, substantially as specified.

2. A fishing reel provided with a shaft, a cog Wheel and ratchet wheelmounted thereon, a cam, a click and lever operated thereby, a gear Wheelconnected to the lever and adapted to engage the conlr wheel, and ahandle secured to the gear wheel, substantially as specied. I5

JOHN S. FREESE.

Witnesses:

F. v. BRIESEN, WILLIAM SCHULZ.

